Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-29
OLD NORTH STATE.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED EEsE AND
TBERg AT RALEIGa.
Tho Big Willssone case-A Now Point
Assignment-Fatal stabbing-
Personal Notes.
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Especial telegram to tho Dispntch.l
RALEIGH. n. c., December 28.-At
Wilson to day before Judge Conner, Mt
chambers a motion was argued for an m
/ junction in the case Of the North Caro-
lima Milestone Company TO prevent n
/ Charlotte law firm from winding MP us
affairs. Haywood & Haywood and
/ Cherries NJ. Busbee, of this city, ap.
peared on behalf Of the creditors, and
John W. Hinsdlle appeared FOR the NTH
stone company. This is very import
ant case. end Is now before both state
and Federal courts. Hinsdale is one
OF the trustees OF the company,
which recently failed for 5ljo,O@.
The Supreme Court decides new
point OF law in the case from Chatham
county. 1t is under section y Of the
Code, whore n magistrate appeared and
defended action as an attorney The
Superior Court found him guilty. The
Supreme Court in IT'S decision says that
rs ne did not receive compensation and
did not proclaim himself 10 the public rs
an attorney mt law, and acted rs such IN
only this case, it did not justify The Judge
of the Superior Court in charging the
Jury to find him guilty. The offence Is a
misdemcanor and disqualIfies for Office.
Henry Archbcll. an agent doing busl-
ness here as a baker, assigned today TO
j. J. Desmond He estimates his La
bilitics at 81, coo and his assets at about
800.
Yesterday in New-Li9ht township. this
county, Il white man named j. W. h.
Nangum mortally wounded Patrick
Emry, also white, by stabbing him in the
right lung. Mangum has escaped.
The effect Of short cotton cropin the
New5erne section is beginning to be felt
by the business men Of that city. News
was received to-day Of three assignments
there, all made yesterday These were
VI. II. Sultan to James ". Moore. Nix
Schwerin tosame party, and s. 3. Waters,
Jr. TOD. w. Waters All are dealers in
dry goods and clothing. In neither case
are assets or liabilities stated. TIE cotton
receipts at Newbtrne are twenty-five
hundred bales less than last season, and
that crop was n short one.
Near Bellows creek Yesterday an en-
CINE struck Il man named y. Cooke US he
WAS sitting on The track and killed him
instantly.
4 ire at Goldsboro' destroyed L. !.
Forests liquor saloon. The explosion
OF a quantity OF kerosene III the build
ing caused great alarm.
DR.. James T. Long, a prominent
physician of Nevberne, died quite sud
denly at Lis home there last night
In Craven county yesterday 4. Z.
Kinsey, a prominent farmer, died OF
paralysis. Last week his arm was man
glcd in "a cotton gin and was amputated.
He never rallied after this operation.
Myra Conley, the negro woman who
murdered Mr.. Sumner, the old Ashe-
vile resf0,r0fcUr. Is in jail. She Is sui
len and defiant. She went to Asheyi.le
from ctitesgiile. where she bore a bad
reputation. She stabbed Mr.. Sumner jim
his restaurant with a knife, the blow
being in the back Of bis head. Ihe
woman was drunk and walked into the
restaurant AMI WAS ordered out. Sne
will bee tried for her lie at the spring
term OF Buncombe Superior Court.
In business way the year now almost
ended has been on the whole successful.
There have been few failures in the State.
tie number perhaps falling slightly under
1855 or 1886. The credit of tine North
Carolina merchants stands dlseryedly
high.
It is well understood that the political
campaign viii beoiu almost with the new
wear it viii be q very warm one. with
perhaps some new issues. There Is more
talk about who viii I've Governor than of
ANYTHING else. Besides the seven gen
tlemeu heretofore alluded to as promi-
ncutly mentioned in connection with the
Democratic nomination, Hon. Charles
". Cooke, Of Franklin county, is begin
ming to be talked about.
Al the counties save two have now
made full reports to the Auditor as to
the taxable value Of property TINS year.
Over three fourths of the reports show
an increase as compared with last year
Tie Commissioner OF Labor has
finished his report the first ever issued
in this State IT shows very clearly that
mechanics wages have increased during
the past ten years, while agricultural
earnings have diminished. There Is no
doubt however. that The farmers of this
State are as well or as those in any other
State in the South. i large proportion
OF lands in the section east OF Greens
boro' are mortgaged, and the system OF
crop liens has proved very powerful
drain upon agricultural vigor and pros
perity. But some progress has been
made this year There was a sharp de
crease in the number Of mortgages, and
this is favorable sign.